Effects of The "What is Beautiful is Good" Stereotype on Perceived Trustworthiness
@inproceedings{Shinners2009EffectsOT,
title={Effects of The "What is Beautiful is Good" Stereotype on Perceived Trustworthiness},
author={Erin Shinners and Betsy L. Morgan},
year={2009}
}Attractive individuals are favored in various evaluative and judgmental ways. This study examined the effects of the “what is beautiful is good” stereotype on the specific area of perceived trustworthiness. 284 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory level psychology class at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse participated in an online survey, which rated one of three sets of four attractive and unattractive photographs of both men and women with respect to how likable, attractive…
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